Royal Rumble 2024 Results: Cody Rhodes Creates History, Cheater Disqualified, Jade Cargill’s Unexpected Debut Against Bayley

The Road to WrestleMania 40 officially begins with the 37th Royal Rumble on January 27, 2024. About 48,044 fans had gathered at the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida to witness history in the making. Plenty of things were on the line such as the title of the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, the United States Championship title, along with the chance to challenge a champion at WrestleMania. Not just fans, but stars such as Kevin Owens, LA Knight, Randy Orton, CM Punk, AJ Styles, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, and many more were waiting for this night. An intense battle royale and has Triple H opened the Forbidden Door? Here’s everything that went down at the 2024 Royal Rumble. Let’s get ready to Rumble!!!!!!

The show begins

Michael Cole was surprised when Pat McAfee’s music hit and he walked towards the commentator’s table. Cole welcomed him and McAfee stated that it is truly an honor to be here. Samantha Irvin then announced the beginning of the Women’s Royal Rumble match.

The Women’s Royal Rumble Match

The first entrant for the Women’s Royal Rumble was Natalya. Just when she was getting comfortable in the ring, the second participant entered the ring. It was none other than Naomi. The crowd welcomed her with a loud cheer. However, the crowd went haywire when Three-Times TNA Knockout Champion, Jordynne Grace entered the ring and laid waste to everyone. The ring quickly became crowded and the stars gave their everything inside the ring. Jade Cargill made her much-awaited WWE return at number 28.

Here is the list of all the entrants and who eliminated them. 

 1) Natalya (Eliminated by Tegan Nox)

2) Naomi (Eliminated by Jade Cargill)

3)Bayley (Winner and sets a record of one hour and three minutes)

4) Candice LeRae (Eliminated by Bayley, Kairi Sane & Asuka)

5) Jordynne Grace (Eliminated by Bianca Belair)

6) Indi Hartwell (eliminated by Bayley)

7) Asuka (Eliminated by Katana Chance and Kayden Carter)

8) Ivy Nile (Eliminated by Nia Jax)

9) Katana Chance (Eliminated by Nia Jax)

10) Bianca Belair (Eliminated by Bayley) 

11) Kairi Sane (Eliminated by Katana Chance and Kayden Carter)

12) Tegan Nox (Eliminated by Bayley)

13) Kayden Carter (Eliminated by Piper Nivan)

14) Chelsea Green (Eliminated by Becky Lynch)

15) Piper Nivan (Eliminated by Nia Jax)

16) Xia Li ( Eliminated by Nia Jax)

17) Zelina Vega (Eliminated by Zoey Stark & Shayna Baszler)

18) Maxxine Dupri (Eliminated by Bayley)

19) Nia Jax (Eliminated by Jade Cargill)

20) Shotzi (Eliminated by Nia Jax)

21) Becky Lynch (Eliminated by Jade Cargill)

22) Alba Fyre (Eliminated by Naomi)

23) Shayna Baszler (Eliminated by Nia Jax)

24) Valhalla (Eliminated by Nia Jax as soon as she entered the ring)

25) Michin (Eliminated by Nia Jax)

26) Zoey Stark (Eliminated by Liv Morgan)

27) Roxanne Perez (Eliminated by Tiffany Stratton)

28) Jade Cargill (Eliminated by Liv Morgan)

29) Tiffany Stratton (Eliminated by Bayley)

30) Liv Morgan (Eliminated by Bayley)

Winner of Women’s WWE Royal Rumble: Bayley.

The last three stars left in the ring were Jade Cargill, Bayley, & Live Morgan. Bayley and Morgan gave their everything to get Cargill eliminated and they succeded. Following that, Bayley eliminated Morgan, successfully winning the Royal Rumble and setting the record for one hour and three minutes. Naomi lasted for 1 hour and two minutes. Nia Jax and Bayley tied with the most eliminations tonight as they eliminated 7 stars.

Honorable Mention: R-Truth made a surprise entry in the ring during the Women’s Royal Rumble as he confused it with the Men’s match. Nia Jax threw him out of the ring.

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Fight to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion

The moment that everyone has been waiting for is here. The much-awaited fatal-4-way match between Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, LA Knight, & AJ Styles happened tonight. Orton entered the ring first and was followed by Styles and then Knight. Roman Reigns entered, and he was accompanied by just Paul Heyman. Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa were nowhere to be seen. This will be Reigns’ first-ever Fatal-4-Way match since becoming the Undisputed Champion. The bell rang, initiating the match. However, instead of attacking Reigns, Orton, Styles, & Knight started arguing amongst themselves. But that was all a facade to deceive the Tribal Chief.

The three went after him. However, an all-out brawl broke out and every man was for themselves. After multiple failed attempts, Orton was about to win the championship. However, the referee was attacked by Solo Sikoa and the referee could not complete the count. As this match had no disqualifications, no action was taken for his interruption. Sikoa laid waste to all three stars. A frustrated Styles then decided to pull out a steel chair from under the stage to beat down Reigns and Knight. After multiple failed attempts and a match that broke all four of them, Roman Reigns managed to secure the title of the Undisputed Champion.

Winner: Roman Reigns defends his title successfully. 

The fight for the U.S. Championship

The much-awaited fight between Logan Paul and Kevin Owens was the third act for tonight. This will be Paul’s first title defense after becoming the champion. The two entered the ring and the bell rang, initiating the fight. The Prize Fighter did not waste any time and went offensive over Paul. After some back and forth, Paul managed to get brass knuckles smuggled by Austin Theory. Owens managed to get the knuckles from him and knocked Paul out.

Winner: Logan Paul defends his title.

However, as the referee saw the brass knuckles in his hand, the match ended in disqualification and Logan Paul retained the title. Owens went haywire and attacked Paul to teach him a lesson. Even though he could not win the title, fans couldn’t get enough of the fantastic performance put up by Owens.

The Men’s Royal Rumble Match

The main attraction for tonight is here. Jey Uso was announced as the first entrant for the night. However, in a shocking turn of events, the second star to enter was Jimmy Uso. The two brothers faced off against each other later, following the events of the Bloodline Civil War. The third entry was Grayson Waller and the fourth entrant was Andrade, who returned after almost 3 years. By the eighth entry, the ring got crowded. CM Punk made his televised in-ring debut tonight as entry number 27. Here is a list of all the stars who appeared tonight at the Men’s Royal Rumble.

1) Jey Uso (Eliminated by Gunther)

2) Jimmy Uso (Eliminated by Bron Breaker)

3) Grayson Waller (Eliminated by Carmelo Hayes and was the first to be eliminated

4) Andrade (Eliminated by Bronson Reed)

5) Carmelo Hayes (Eliminated by Finn Balor)

6) Shinsuke Nakamura (Eliminated by Cody Rhodes)

7) Santos Escober (Eliminated by Carlito)

8) Karrion Kross (Eliminated by Bobby Lashley)

9) Dominik Mysterio (Eliminated by CM Punk)

10) Carlito (Eliminated by Bobby Lashley)

11) Bobby Lashley (Eliminated by Carmello Hayes and Karrion Kross pulled his leg from the ringside)

12) Ludwig Kaiser (Eliminated by Kofi Kingston)

13) Austin Theory ( Eliminated by Cody Rhodes)

14) Finn Balor (Eliminated by Bron Breakker)

15) Cody Rhodes

16) Bronson Reed (Eliminated by Omos)

17) Kofi Kingston (Eliminated by Gunther)

18) Gunther (Eliminated by Cody Rhodes)

19) Ivar (Eliminated by Bfron Breaker) 

20) Bron Breakker (Eliminated by Dominik Mysterio)

21) Omos (Eliminated by Bron Breaker)

22) Pat McAfee (Stepped away and eliminated himself) 

23) JD McDonagh (Eliminated by Jey Uso) 

24) R-Truth (Eliminated by Damian Priest) 

25) The Miz (Eliminated by Gunther)

26) Damian Priest (Eliminated by Sami Zayn)

27) CM Punk (Eliminated by Cody Rhodes)

28) Ricochet (Eliminated by Drew McIntyre)

29) Drew McIntyre (Eliminated by CM Punk)

30) Sami Zayn  (Eliminated by Drew McIntyre

It was down to CM Punk and Cody Rhodes, the two sides of the same coin. The stars delivered a dozen German suplexes until the two were left breathless. Cody Rhodes created history tonight by being the first star to win two consecutive Royal Rumble matches in 26 years.

Winner of the Men’s Royal Rumble: The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes.

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